Engaeus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Engaeus |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Engaeus cunicularius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Infraorder: |
Astacidea
|
| Family: |
Parastacidae
|
| Genus: |
Engaeus
Erichson, 1846
|
| Type species | |
| Astacus fossor Erichson, 1846 |
|
 |
|
Engaeus is a genus of freshwater crayfish found in Australia, the burrowing crayfishes. Fifteen of the 35 species in the genus occur in Tasmania, where they are known as the Tasmanian land crayfishes. The behaviour of these crayfish is notable as they live in burrows and construct large "chimneys" at the opening.
All of the 35 species of Engaeus have been assessed for the IUCN Red List:
- Engaeus affinis Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus curvisuturus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus karnanga Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus laevis (Clark, 1941)
- Engaeus nulloporius Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus granulatus Horwitz, 1990 – central north burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990 – Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus spinicaudatus Horwitz, 1990 – Scottsdale burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus sternalis (Clark, 1936) – Warragul burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus disjuncticus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus martigener Horwitz, 1990 – Furneaux burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus phyllocercus Smith & Schuster, 1913 – Narracan burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus rostrogaleatus Horwitz, 1990 – Strzelecki burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus urostrictus Riek, 1969
- Engaeus yabbimunna Horwitz, 1994 – Burnie burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus australis Riek, 1969 – lilly pilly burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus orramakunna Horwitz, 1990 – Mount Arthur burrowing crayfish
- Engaeus victoriensis Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus cisternarius Suter, 1977
- Engaeus cunicularius (Erichson, 1846)
- Engaeus cymus (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus fossor (Erichson, 1846)
- Engaeus fultoni Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus hemicirratulus Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus lengana Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus leptorhynchus Clark, 1936
- Engaeus lyelli (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus mairener Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus merosetosus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus orientalis Clark, 1941
- Engaeus quadrimanus Clark, 1936
- Engaeus sericatus Clark, 1936
- Engaeus strictifrons (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus tayatea Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus tuberculatus Clark, 1936
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Engaeus Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.